Getting a bit worried about the fact that we haven't brought in a striker yet. Hoping and praying that Liverpool have a Raul Meireles ace up their sleeve when it comes to getting us a striker before the transfer window closes.
Some thoughts
1. Overseas Strikers we've been linked with:
- Could we tempt Bryan Ruiz away from FC Twente without Champions League?
- Will PSV let go of Ola Toivonen for less than a silly price? Is anything over £10Million good value?
- Dutch kid, Ricky Van Wolfswinkel - is he too young, much better than N'Gog, too slight for the Premier League?
2. English Strikers:
- Not a fan of Carlton Cole and would hate to lose one of our players in a swap deal for him - he doesn't have a good work rate,
doesn't score that many goals and will be injured far more than Torres
- Bobby Zamora - at 29, not one for the future. But prefer him to Carlton Cole, has a knack for goals and obviously has a close
relationship with Roy already
- Not been linked with either but the likes of Gabby Agbonlahor and Andy Carroll would be better long-term options in my mind. But I
doubt their clubs would let them go unless we paid over the odds and with our finances, that won't happen
3. A Raul Meireles slealth buy:
- I personally believe we'll end up with somebody nobody has yet to link us with as negotiations for our targets are dragging on and
somebody might have been made available by their club/allowed to leave in the last few days before the transfer window shuts. Spurs
seem to be looking at Lazio's Zarate and also Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi (solid player, even if he played for Man U). Might be available and
worth a shot. I rate Rossi higher.
4. Should we go down the route of loan deals - there has been talk of Gomez or Huntelaar but I am pretty sure Huntelaar will end up at
Shalke any time now and Gomez won't leave Bayern (not that he's any good).
5. Depressing but we all know we can't afford anyone close to the quality of Aguero, Dzeko or Suarez. The takeover speculation allowed me
to dream for a minute but the reality of life as we now know it has sunk in. So I am not even considering somebody of that calibre.
So I have one question for you guys. Who do you think we'd REALISTICALLY get or should try for?
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